John Braun

Where the money came from

• Businesses $473,700
• Political action committees $366,357
• Individuals $130,492
• Miscellaneous receipts $80,020
• Other organizations $58,300
• Unions $4,150
• Small contributions (not itemized) $2,349
• The candidate's own money $50
• Other sources -$950

A negative amount is a refund or a correction to an earlier report.

Miscellaneous receipts aren't gifts. They're often the candidate's own money moving from an earlier campaign or surplus account, so it's counted again in the campaign that receives it, plus interest and refunds.

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Where the money went

• Transfer to surplus funds account $919,815
• Printing literature, fliers, postcards, etc. $47,239
• Not categorized by the filer $19,974
• Postage costs, mail permits, purchase of stamps $17,039
• Accounting, legal, regulatory compliance, etc. $11,660
• Other advertising $11,250
• Printing campaign signs $10,657
• Loan payments $10,000
• Management and consulting services $8,750
• In-kind gifts (goods or services, not cash) $5,635
• Filing fees $2,005
• Digital advertising $1,700
• Everything else (6 more) $4,826

In-kind gifts are goods or services someone gave the campaign. Campaigns report them as money in and money out, so no cash was paid.

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Top organizations

• SABEY CORPORATION $8,800
• MICROSOFT $7,800
• WASHINGTON STATE DENTAL PAC $7,300
• WASHINGTON STATE AUTO DEALERS PAC $7,300
• WASHINGTON AFFORDABLE HOUSING COUNCIL $7,300
• PFIZER, INC. $7,100
• WASHINGTON FOREST PROTECTION ASSN STATE PAC $7,000
• WEYERHAEUSER NR COMPANY $6,900
• KROGER $6,800
• BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY $6,400
• PREMERA BLUE CROSS $6,400
• TRUCKING ACTION COMMITTEE $6,400
• CENTENE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC $6,400
• THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $6,400
• WASHINGTON MEDICAL PAC $6,350

Individual donors, and names we can't tell from an individual's, are listed under Contributions.

Where donors are

Top cities

• Seattle, WA $185,650
• Chehalis, WA $145,061
• Olympia, WA $115,591
• Washington, DC $38,150
• Bellevue, WA $28,150
• Portland, OR $27,850
• Tacoma, WA $19,614
• Spokane, WA $18,550
• Tumwater, WA $16,750
• St. Louis, MO $15,550

Outside Washington

• CA $49,550
• DC $38,150
• OR $37,825
• TX $33,875
• IL $27,500
• MO $18,950
• VA $17,800
• OH $17,300

$1,399 has no stated location, mostly small gifts that campaigns report as one lump sum.

Donors' employers

• BRAUN NORTHWEST, INC. $9,475
• HOME CARPET WAREHOUSE $3,167
• GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL $2,022
• DREAM WEAVERS, INC. $750
• GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GA $349

Employers are reported only for larger gifts from individuals, and the employer didn't give this money itself.

Who the campaigns paid

• JOHN BRAUN FOR STATE SENATE SURPLUS ACCOUNT $913,292
• ALLIED COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES $75,970
• NEW MEDIA NORTHWEST $16,562
• THE SILVER AGENCY $14,052
• ELECT NORTHWEST $11,660
• SECURITY STATE BANK $6,947
• JOHNSON MARY $4,571
• THE ROANOKE CONFERENCE $4,000
• ADVOCATE PRINTING $2,218
• BRAUN JOHN $1,871
• BRAUN MARLO $1,723
• CATRINA'S CATERING $1,701

Payments only. In-kind gifts aren't payments, so their givers aren't in this list.